Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-03
SUNDAY SAYINGS.
What Some People Say Regarding the
Coming Election-New Opera House
Combination Horse Sale, Etc.

Combination Horse Sale, Etc.
@. F.. Clark: The Combination
sale promises to be a success in every
particular, there being about 20 head
already entered for the sale, and by
the goth of February there will sure
ly be 100, which are all that can be
successfully sold liz one day. It is
very gratifying to us to receive the
encouragement in this matter that
we have. The people of Audrain
county are wide-awake and ever
ready to assist in any scheme that
will tend to the development of their
resources; and there is no better or
surer way of advertising the horse
interests of a community than by
sales of this kind. We do not expect
that this sale will be as successful as
they will be in the future ; it is only
a starter and needs more encourage
ment now than it will ever need
again, because time lends strength
to such sales if conducted upon hon.
orable principles. We have now,
within 80 miles of Mexico, horses of
all breeds, that compare favorably
with any in the United States ; and
our natural advantages are as good
for raising and developing them as
can be found in any of our sister
states. The old idea that nothing
short of the limestone soil, and the
blue grass of Kentucky, would
develop the horse to his full capacity
has long since exploded. All who
have watched the horses that have
been brought here from there, and
seen them develop into nobler animals
If they had not already touched the
shady side of lfe-are ready to bear
witness with me, that we possess all
the requisites to mature the horse to
his most beautiful and servicable
form. We are now raising a better
class of mules than is raised in any
other part of the United States. In
proof of this I will state that when a
f~rst-class lot Ct mules are wanted in
Kentucky Or Tennesee-the states
that once raised the best mules on
the continent-tney now come to
Missouri for them !; they have shipped
from our state hundreds of our best
young mules during the past year
If we will be careful in our horse
breeding, and keep u animals vel
classed, that is to raise from draft
mares draft horses coach mares coaci
horses ,trotting mares trotting horses
from saddle mares saddle horses, ane
be careful In selecting the sires, we
in few years, will have buyers to GU
sales from all parts of the United
States.
J Judge W. 0. ,Forrist: Suppose
{ fire should break out in the DIR,
goods store under the Opera House
why, the citizens would be kept bus.
for the next ninety days burying tn
dead. Kabrich's Opera House is
very nice little theatre, but 1 don
5 like the idea of being under a pei
petual menace, and if a new theatr
' is opened here, built on the groun'
r floor, it will make q fortune for it
owners. Let me see, where it is t
be located? Right adjoining tn
s LEDGER building, on the west, is
{ not? Well, that's a good location
let me say centrally situated, an
T will be a popular resort. The soone
? it's built, the better.
Il o. p. Smith: Yes, sir, I think
shall leave for Florida Tuesday rex
if nothing happens. I want to fin
h a warmer climate, and If everJthin
r suits me in Florida as well as that,
guess I will locate there. I may G
into the orange business, as that
u said to be quite a facinating on
9 though it takes q long time to b.
come established, unless you pu
chase a business already worked al
"a I understand it takes more than FL
d years to get a young grove to pr
J. duce at all !; so you see 1t require
patience where you don't have
q matured one to commence busine
with.
4. G. Barnes: We are progressil
; as well as could be expected in Il
, boring venture, and as soon as leas
:. are printed, will commence canvas
ing among the land owners adjoinil
Mexico, lease their land, and VIII
. we contract with some boring CO
ID Germ to do the work, we will be reat
he for business in earnest. We have
lie meeting tomorrow night, (to-nigt
where we will agree or some form
In lease so they can be printed Of ons